Registered Nurse - Emergency Room (Rn - Er) Nights

Description-

Registered Nurse - Emergency Room

RN - ER

Full-Time NIGHTS

Registered Nurse candidates for the Emergency Room will have the following job responsibilities:

• You are responsible for responding to critical needs as well as serve as a resource nurse for trauma
• You manage care with primary ER attending
• You will educate patients regarding their medications, procedure and treatments, providing patients and their families with support throughout their stay.
• You coordinate and triage incoming ambulance traffic
• You will demonstrate the ability to manage critical situations and make care based decisions.
• You will administer medications in accordance with physician orders
• You will document pertinent nursing notes to reflect: change in condition, transfer and discharge
• You will respond to and refer incoming telephone calls (may include phone triage when needed)
• You will be responsible for efficient throughput to include understanding and knowledge of all care zones such as triage, rapid treatment area, carepath, pediatric ER, trauma, behavioral health, etc.
• You are responsible for learning, understanding and use of the Emergency Severity Index 5-level triage algorithm

Job Qualifications-

Registered Nurse - Emergency Room

RN - ER

Full-Time NIGHTS

Registered Nurse candidates for the Emergency Room must meet the following minimum job qualifications:

• American Heart Association ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification required within 6 months of hire/transfer.
• Previous experience in an acute care setting strongly preferred.
• Must be licensed as a Florida Registered Nurse in accordance with state regulations or appropriate compact licensure. If compact license held, active FL RN license required within 90 days of hire.
• Current NIHSS (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale) certification required within 6 months of hire/transfer.
• Critical thinking, service excellence and good interpersonal communication skills, ability to read/comprehend written instructions, ability to follow verbal instructions, PC skills
• Willing to train! Must have 2+ years ICU / ER/ PCU
• Current American Heart Association BLS (Basic Life Support) certification